Part 1 of the TED Radio hour episode Humor Us.
Is humor a way to learn more about the world? Kasha Patel, comedian and science writer thinks so. She uses humor to teach science and applies the scientific method to stand up comedy.
About Kasha Patel
Kasha Patel, a science writer and comedian, is Kasha. She is also the deputy weather editor at The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang. Patel is also founder of DC Science Comedy.
Before she joined The Washington Post, she was a writer for NASA about Earth and hosted the Undark science podcast.
Patel received her bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University in chemistry, and her master's degree at Boston University in science journalism.
Fiona Geiran produced and Katie Simon edited this segment of the TEDRadioHour. Follow us on Twitter @TEDRadioHour or email us at TEDRadio@npr.org
